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dabusetheirlady
unjustly””ay,tobesure,servantsarealy
ladysays,andnvinced,”says
jones,”sophiaisabovelisteningtosuchbasescandal””nay,i
believeitisnoscandal,neither,”crieshonour,”forwhyshould
sheetnatanotherhouseitcanneverbeforanygood:forif
shehadalaay
lapanytonuponthatacunt:an
bethesense””iprotest,”criesjones,”icanthearallthisofa
ladyofsuchhonour,andarelationofsophibesides,youwill
distraletentreatyoutowalk
edoespeak,ihave
donehere,sir,isaletterfroyyoungladyen
givetohavethisbut,jones,ithinkyouarenotoverand
abovegenerous,andyetihaveheardsoservantssaybutiaure
youethejusticetoohelourofyour
ney”herejoneshastilytooktheletter,andpresentlyafter
slippedfivepiecesintoherhandhethenretuedathousand
thankstohisdearsophiainato
readherletter:shepresentlydeparted,notuch
gratefulsenseofhisgenerosity
ladybellastonnoefroehindthecurtainhowshalli
describeherragehertonguefirstincapableofutterance;but
streaoffiredartedfroereyes,andight,
forherhearteandnoe
foundeadofexpressinganyindignationagainsthonourorher
os,shebegantoattackpoorjones”yousee,”saidshe,
”yreputation,honourgonefor
everandretuhaveifoundneglected,slightedfora
untrygirl,foranidiot””adaorslight,”
rjones,”saidshe,”itis
invaintodissele;ifyouakeeasy,youstentirelygive
herup;andasaproofofyourintention,shoetheletter””
letter,dasaidjones”nay,surely,”saidshe,”youcannot
havethenfidencetodenyyourhavingreceivedaletterbythehands
ofthattrollop””andei
stpartyhonourbeforeigranthaveiactedinsuchanner
byyourladyshipuldibeguiltyofbetrayingthispoorinnocent
girltoyou,securityuldyouhavethatishouldnotactthe
sapartbyyourselfantsreflectionsure,nvince
you,thatantheseustbe
thestntetibleofches””verywell,”saidshe”ineed
notinsistonyourbeingthisntetiblechinyourown
opinion;fortheinsideoftheletteruldinforeofnothing
rethaniknohefootingyouareupon”here
ensuedalongnversation,hereader,toocurious,
efootinsertingatlengthitshallsuffice,
therefore,toinforithatladybellastongreoreandre
pacified,andatlengthbelieved,oraffectedtobelieve,his
protestations,thathisetingerely
aatterhereaderalreadyknows,and
beforeherinthestrongestlight,itisplainthat
shehadinrealitynoreasontobeangry
she,hoperfectlysatisfiedhhis
refusaltoshoheletter;sodeafareotheclearestreason,
arguesagainstourprevailingpassionsshewas,indeed,
hatsophiapossessedthefirstplaceinjoness
affeorousasthisladywas,she
subttedatlasttobearthesendplaore
properlyinalegalphrase,entedhthepossessionof
thatofanhadthereversion
itlengthagreedthatjonesshouldforthefuturevisitat
thehouse:forthatsophia,herid,andalltheservants,would
placethesevisitstotheacuntofsophiandthatsheherself
posedupon
thisscherivedbythelady,andhighlyrelishedbyjones,
ohaveaprospectofseeinghissophiaatany
rate;andtheladyherselfalittlepleasedhthe
iositiononsophia,hought,uldnotpossibly
disvertoherforhisownsake
thenextdayedforthefirstvisit,andthen,after
propere
chapter3
ntainingvarioustters
joneshanheeagerlybrokeopenhisletter,
andreadasfollows:
sir,itisiossibletoexpressihavesufferedsinceyouleft
thishouse;andasihavereasontothinkyouintendinghere
again,ihavesenthonour,thoughsolateatnight,asshetells
sheknoopreventyouichargeyou,byallthe
regardyouhavefor,nottothinkofvisitinghere;foritwill
sothingsh
havedroptfroerladyship,thatsheisnotalreadye
suspiethingfavourable,perhaps,yhappen;ust
oreentreatyou,ifyouhaveanynce
forease,donotthinkofretuinghither
thisletteradnisteredthesakindofnsolationtopoorjones,
erlyreceivedfroisfriendsbesidesdisappointing
allthehopesisedtohielffroeeingsophia,he
,hregardtoladybellaston;
fortherearesocertainengagents,h,ashewellknew,do
verydifficultlyadtofanyexcuseforthefailure;andtogo,after
thestrisophia,hetobeforcedbyany
hunpouchdeliberation,hat
nightsuppliedtheplainedtofeignhielf
sieansoffailingthe
appointedvisit,ore
thanonereasonofdesiringtoavoid
thefirstthing,hooing,oe
anansosophia,ohonourhethen
despatentioned
excuse;andtothishesoonreceivedthefollowinganswer:
iaexedthatiore
nceedfortheoccasion;takegreatcareofyourself,andhave
thebe
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dabusetheirlady
unjustly””ay,tobesure,servantsarealy
ladysays,andnvinced,”says
jones,”sophiaisabovelisteningtosuchbasescandal””nay,i
believeitisnoscandal,neither,”crieshonour,”forwhyshould
sheetnatanotherhouseitcanneverbeforanygood:forif
shehadalaay
lapanytonuponthatacunt:an
bethesense””iprotest,”criesjones,”icanthearallthisofa
ladyofsuchhonour,andarelationofsophibesides,youwill
distraletentreatyoutowalk
edoespeak,ihave
donehere,sir,isaletterfroyyoungladyen
givetohavethisbut,jones,ithinkyouarenotoverand
abovegenerous,andyetihaveheardsoservantssaybutiaure
youethejusticetoohelourofyour
ney”herejoneshastilytooktheletter,andpresentlyafter
slippedfivepiecesintoherhandhethenretuedathousand
thankstohisdearsophiainato
readherletter:shepresentlydeparted,notuch
gratefulsenseofhisgenerosity
ladybellastonnoefroehindthecurtainhowshalli
describeherragehertonguefirstincapableofutterance;but
streaoffiredartedfroereyes,andight,
forherhearteandnoe
foundeadofexpressinganyindignationagainsthonourorher
os,shebegantoattackpoorjones”yousee,”saidshe,
”yreputation,honourgonefor
everandretuhaveifoundneglected,slightedfora
untrygirl,foranidiot””adaorslight,”
rjones,”saidshe,”itis
invaintodissele;ifyouakeeasy,youstentirelygive
herup;andasaproofofyourintention,shoetheletter””
letter,dasaidjones”nay,surely,”saidshe,”youcannot
havethenfidencetodenyyourhavingreceivedaletterbythehands
ofthattrollop””andei
stpartyhonourbeforeigranthaveiactedinsuchanner
byyourladyshipuldibeguiltyofbetrayingthispoorinnocent
girltoyou,securityuldyouhavethatishouldnotactthe
sapartbyyourselfantsreflectionsure,nvince
you,thatantheseustbe
thestntetibleofches””verywell,”saidshe”ineed
notinsistonyourbeingthisntetiblechinyourown
opinion;fortheinsideoftheletteruldinforeofnothing
rethaniknohefootingyouareupon”here
ensuedalongnversation,hereader,toocurious,
efootinsertingatlengthitshallsuffice,
therefore,toinforithatladybellastongreoreandre
pacified,andatlengthbelieved,oraffectedtobelieve,his
protestations,thathisetingerely
aatterhereaderalreadyknows,and
beforeherinthestrongestlight,itisplainthat
shehadinrealitynoreasontobeangry
she,hoperfectlysatisfiedhhis
refusaltoshoheletter;sodeafareotheclearestreason,
arguesagainstourprevailingpassionsshewas,indeed,
hatsophiapossessedthefirstplaceinjoness
affeorousasthisladywas,she
subttedatlasttobearthesendplaore
properlyinalegalphrase,entedhthepossessionof
thatofanhadthereversion
itlengthagreedthatjonesshouldforthefuturevisitat
thehouse:forthatsophia,herid,andalltheservants,would
placethesevisitstotheacuntofsophiandthatsheherself
posedupon
thisscherivedbythelady,andhighlyrelishedbyjones,
ohaveaprospectofseeinghissophiaatany
rate;andtheladyherselfalittlepleasedhthe
iositiononsophia,hought,uldnotpossibly
disvertoherforhisownsake
thenextdayedforthefirstvisit,andthen,after
propere
chapter3
ntainingvarioustters
joneshanheeagerlybrokeopenhisletter,
andreadasfollows:
sir,itisiossibletoexpressihavesufferedsinceyouleft
thishouse;andasihavereasontothinkyouintendinghere
again,ihavesenthonour,thoughsolateatnight,asshetells
sheknoopreventyouichargeyou,byallthe
regardyouhavefor,nottothinkofvisitinghere;foritwill
sothingsh
havedroptfroerladyship,thatsheisnotalreadye
suspiethingfavourable,perhaps,yhappen;ust
oreentreatyou,ifyouhaveanynce
forease,donotthinkofretuinghither
thisletteradnisteredthesakindofnsolationtopoorjones,
erlyreceivedfroisfriendsbesidesdisappointing
allthehopesisedtohielffroeeingsophia,he
,hregardtoladybellaston;
fortherearesocertainengagents,h,ashewellknew,do
verydifficultlyadtofanyexcuseforthefailure;andtogo,after
thestrisophia,hetobeforcedbyany
hunpouchdeliberation,hat
nightsuppliedtheplainedtofeignhielf
sieansoffailingthe
appointedvisit,ore
thanonereasonofdesiringtoavoid
thefirstthing,hooing,oe
anansosophia,ohonourhethen
despatentioned
excuse;andtothishesoonreceivedthefollowinganswer:
iaexedthatiore
nceedfortheoccasion;takegreatcareofyourself,andhave
thebe
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